Financial Success God's Way: Millionaire Secrets to Overflowing Wealth by O'Leary John & Judy
Author:O'Leary, John & Judy [O'Leary, John and Judy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-06T16:00:00+00:00
Chapter 4
Give to the Poor
âGodâs compassionate heart.â
G iving to the poor is the only giving that isnât given to God, but to mankind. The rate of reimbursement of alms giving is dollar for dollar.
âHe who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.â
Proverbs 19:17
Why do you think this type of giving is not multiplied back to you?
Could it be the soil?
God is compassionate, and giving to those less fortunate honors Godâs heart for suffering humanity. When we give to the poor, we are giving for God. God wants us to give to the poor.
Have you ever wondered why Jesus told us to give to the poor in secret? Could it be so we donât become connected to the wrong power? The spirit behind the poor--POVERTY!
Itâs bad soil. Keeping a heart towards the poor is a biblical command. Jesus expects us to give to the poor as our Christian duty and to show mercy, not to receive a harvest. We should always give to the poor in secret.
Itâs good to give to the poor when you need healing. The Bible says that when you remember the poor, your health will spring forth speedily. Do give to the poor for your healing. That's Isaiah 58:7-8
What not to do when you give to the poor:
1. Don't give your best
We are instructed to let the poor glean the edges of our fields.
âDo not waste your good seed among thorns.â
Jeremiah 4:3
As a business owner, John is constantly asked for donations. He used to give them his best paint. Then one day, he had an epiphany: âThey havenât sown, but they are asking to reap the best. Iâm only giving them the edges of my field from now on.â He reserves his best deals for people who are great customers.
âLook at the birds. They donât plant or harvest or store food in barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them.â
Matthew 6:26
Learn from the birds. They donât sow, so they have no harvest, and nothing extra. But God is merciful to them. He feeds them. We can follow his example.
2. Poor doesnât equal lazy.
Or helpless. The Bible says to leave the edges of your fields for the poor to glean; it doesnât say to pick it for them and hand it to them. Giving handouts makes us feel good, but it strips the poor of their dignity.
3. Don't expect a harvest.
Galatians 6:7 says we reap what we sow; that means the soil determines the harvest, and you do not want what the poor have to give.
It's rocky, thorny, shallow soil.
Alms are not seeds; they are a loan to the Lord. If you don't want to reap poverty, don't lay your hands on your money and ask God for a harvest from your donations to the poor.
4. Don't give it publicl y .
Have you ever wondered why Jesus told us to give our alms to the poor in secret? Jesus doesnât even want your left hand to know what your right hand is doing.
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